UFC Fight Night 22 medical suspensions go to six fighters

All 20 fighters who competed at this week’s UFC Fight Night 22 event were issued medical suspensions, and six face suspensions lasting longer than the mandatory minimum of 10 days.

Headliner Rousimar Palhares and preliminary-card fighters Brian Foster, Forrest Petz, David Mitchell, Rafael Natal and Jared Hamman face suspensions of two weeks to up to six months.

UFC Fight Night 22 took place Sept. 15 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and aired on Spike TV.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the suspensions, which were posted at the official record-keeping site mixedmartialarts.com.

Of the suspended bunch, only Foster was victorious on fight night.

Palhares, who suffered a TKO loss to Nate Marquardt after failing to protect himself after a leg lock, faces a 30-day suspensions. Preliminary-card fighter Mitchell is suspended for 15 days, Natal is suspended 21 days, and Petz is suspended 30 days.

Foster and Hamman, meanwhile, face six-month suspensions. The nature of the injuries were not disclosed, though both can be cleared early by a physician.

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